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István Takács

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István Takács
Takács at the 2021 World Wrestling Championships in Oslo, Norway
Personal information
Born (2000-11-23) 23 November 2000 (age 23)
Hungary
Sport
CountryHungary
SportAmateur wrestling
Weight class87 kg
EventGreco-Roman
Medal record
Men's Greco-Roman wrestling
Representing  Hungary
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Zagreb 87 kg
Grand Prix
Gold medal – first place 2023 Zagreb 87 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Rome 87 kg
Vehbi Emre & Hamit Kaplan Tournament
Silver medal – second place 2023 Istanbul 87 kg
Dan Kolov - Nikola Petrov Tournament
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Veliko Tarnovo 87 kg
World U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Pontevedra 87 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Tirana 87 kg
European U23 Championship
Gold medal – first place 2022 Plovdiv 87 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Skopje 87 kg
World Juniors Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Tallinn 82 kg
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Trnava 82 kg
European Juniors Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Pontevedra 82 kg

István Takács (born 1 January 2000) is a Hungarian Greco-Roman wrestler. He won the gold medal in the 87 kg event at the 2023 European Wrestling Championships held in Zagreb, Croatia.[1]

Career

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He won the gold medal at the 2023 European Wrestling Championships in Zagreb, Croatia, by defeating Ali Cengiz 5–2 in the men's Greco-Roman style 87 kg final match. He had reached the final by defeating Serbian Žarko Dickov 3–1 in the first round, Romanian Nicu Ojog 7–1 in the second round, Semen Novikov competing for Bulgaria 3–2 in the quarterfinals and Swiss Damian von Euw 5–1 in the semifinals.[2]

Achievements

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Year Tournament Location Result Event
2023 European Championships Zagreb, Croatia 1st Greco-Roman 87 kg

References

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  1. ^ "Istvan Takacs". United World Wrestling. Archived from the original on 23 April 2023. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  2. ^ "European Championships". United World Wrestling. Archived from the original on 14 January 2023. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
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